I don't see this elsewhere in the thread, and I've been meaning to post it since last week, but:

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Very sad that the FBI missed all of the many signals sent out by the Florida school shooter. This is not acceptable. They are spending too much time trying to prove Russian collusion with the Trump campaign - there is no collusion. Get back to the basics and make us all proud!

I don't see this elsewhere in the thread, and I've been meaning to post it since last week, but:

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Very sad that the FBI missed all of the many signals sent out by the Florida school shooter. This is not acceptable. They are spending too much time trying to prove Russian collusion with the Trump campaign - there is no collusion. Get back to the basics and make us all proud!

I remember seeing this last week and basically trying not to vomit. I cannot believe so many people are still okay with Trump saying stuff like this.

It's disgusting but remember this is just the comments section brought into the highest office in the country. This kind of shallow reactionary non sequitur is very popular.

Also, while I've so far given the benefit of the doubt to "maybe Trump wasn't coordinating with Russia and it's just his dumb ego that's led to all this denial and guilty behavior", this sure makes him sound like he's very, very guilty and knows it.

What's next. Encasing every school in America with multiple fences around them and three police officers working there. One to monitor the surveillance cameras, one at the entrance and one walking the halls inside. What? All for the sake of not passing some excellent gun control laws?

Don't worry - Florida has come to the rescue! The Florida House has approved a bill to post, "In God We Trust" in a conspicuous place in all public schools. We don't need gun control - religion will save us all

If we go way out of our way, nationally even, to protect schools, with bulletproof this and armed guard that, are we not just tacitly admitting that we’re okay with mass shootings not under those specific contexts? Churches, ballparks, food courts, playgrounds, if we just say ‘we are going to protect schools’ and stop there are we not just saying, ‘but if it happens outside of school, you’re on your own’

Doesn’t the whole idea of just acting to protect schools (and which schools? Who pays forIt? Do all schools get this treatment? Primary schools? Nursery schools? Is there a minimum student count?) especially if it is based around someone being armed, whether it is a teacher or what, aren’t we just saying, ‘but hope someone else who is capable, trained, and prepared is nearby’?

Don't worry - Florida has come to the rescue! The Florida House has approved a bill to post, "In God We Trust" in a conspicuous place in all public schools. We don't need gun control - religion will save us all

First, I am not sure that is legal given the fact that its supporting Christian beliefs over others in a public facility, but why stop there? Why isn't Florida putting "In God we Trust" in every gay bar in the state? Surely that will protect innocent gay people from being massacred in a mass killing.

Don't worry - Florida has come to the rescue! The Florida House has approved a bill to post, "In God We Trust" in a conspicuous place in all public schools. We don't need gun control - religion will save us all

First, I am not sure that is legal given the fact that its supporting Christian beliefs over others in a public facility, but why stop there? Why isn't Florida putting "In God we Trust" in every gay bar in the state? Surely that will protect innocent gay people from being massacred in a mass killing.

You should incinerate all your US currency if you feel so strongly about the phrase. Sure it's a silly thing to engrave, but who really cares? And the Orlando nightclub thing was a bit much.

Don't worry - Florida has come to the rescue! The Florida House has approved a bill to post, "In God We Trust" in a conspicuous place in all public schools. We don't need gun control - religion will save us all

I think this is pointless but I understand the sentiment. I just hope that when the inevitable next mass shooting happens they don't try to flip the narrative and say the shooter was "not a true believer in god" and then Atheists and Agnostics become vilified.

A determined attacker is always gone to find a way, that being said, we should make it as hard on them as possible. You takes these measures and they will shoot up the bus, still something needs to be done.

Don't worry - Florida has come to the rescue! The Florida House has approved a bill to post, "In God We Trust" in a conspicuous place in all public schools. We don't need gun control - religion will save us all

First, I am not sure that is legal given the fact that its supporting Christian beliefs over others in a public facility, but why stop there? Why isn't Florida putting "In God we Trust" in every gay bar in the state? Surely that will protect innocent gay people from being massacred in a mass killing.

You should incinerate all your US currency if you feel so strongly about the phrase. Sure it's a silly thing to engrave, but who really cares? And the Orlando nightclub thing was a bit much.

I have a problem with this as well. Christianity is not the official religion of the USA. Now you could argue that "In God We Trust" is generic enough that it is not strictly a Christian slogan (is that the right word) but I don't see any reason that this should be engraved in every school. These are public institutions/facilities, they should be neutral to religion as should courts, state houses, etc.

But this has nothing to do with gun laws. This time it feels different. The sight of Marco Rubio trying to explain why there is no reason to restrict the sale of assault rifles. He said something along the lines of "If I thought banning assault rifles would have prevented this, I would support legislation..." He was roundly booed.

I heard Sen. Trey Gowdy say "whether you are killed with a gun or a brick, you are equally dead". Yeah, that makes sense. These are just such lame rationalizations for continuing to support this well funded political special interest.

Really what Rubio Gowdy should have said is "if I thought I could vote for the legislation and still get the funding from the NRA and the votes from the radical gun base, I would vote for it".

Don't worry - Florida has come to the rescue! The Florida House has approved a bill to post, "In God We Trust" in a conspicuous place in all public schools. We don't need gun control - religion will save us all

First, I am not sure that is legal given the fact that its supporting Christian beliefs over others in a public facility, but why stop there? Why isn't Florida putting "In God we Trust" in every gay bar in the state? Surely that will protect innocent gay people from being massacred in a mass killing.

You should incinerate all your US currency if you feel so strongly about the phrase. Sure it's a silly thing to engrave, but who really cares? And the Orlando nightclub thing was a bit much.

The phrase totally goes against how this country was built. Personally, I have a major problem with it being added to our money [in 1957] and with 'under god' being added to the Pledge of Allegiance [in 1954]. I am not going to turn this into a freedom of religion argument (although god and guns are very intertwined in our country), but sweeping all of this under the rug and saying that god will protect us is insane...like clinically insane.